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Re: Airfield Fire, Crash, and Emergency Vehicles

Good to see 4 x TACRís and 2 x Mk11ís all serviceable at the same time......must have been a rare occasion! The only reason i can think for Leuchars having 4 TACR's is the 2 old GS TACR's were being replaced by the new Carmichael TACR's?

Re: Airfield Fire, Crash, and Emergency Vehicles

Canberra just as Q says, it was march 1988, The 2 new TACR2As in the centre made by Carmichael have just arrived to replace the 2 old TACR 2s made by Gloster Saro.

Q on the fire station thread you included Leuchars as a Yorks location- that is why Canberra really didn't recognise it. tomorrow I will post some shots of the 1933 , 1938, guardroom and 1956 fire sections. The current one included the 2 1956 bays and the watch office became the ADOs office.
TED

Re: Airfield Fire, Crash, and Emergency Vehicles

Canberra, yes it was a PUAG, it was taken out not long after I arrived as it had been put in purely for Phanton training for the ARK Royal mob. . Hence the the title Purpose Use Arrestor Gear--- used routinely not just in an emergency. I would suggest Q's pic is merely a caption error. The cable and doughnuts were identical.
TED

Re: Airfield Fire, Crash, and Emergency Vehicles

Originally Posted by ted angus

Canberra, yes it was a PUAG, it was taken out not long after I arrived as it had been put in purely for Phanton training for the ARK Royal mob. . Hence the the title Purpose Use Arrestor Gear--- used routinely not just in an emergency. I would suggest Q's pic is merely a caption error. The cable and doughnuts were identical.
TED

Just a quick mention ref the cable and dougnuts on the PUAG,the cable and dougnuts were a larger diamater than the RHAG .